Olivia Pope, the fixer in love with the President. This has been the premise since Sweet Baby, right?

How about Jake, get a job. I found nothing profound about his conversation with Liv. She could have been talking to Abby or Quinn. I think the writers were just giving the actor some airtime after his 2 words from the premiere.

You notice women who call Jake dreamy totally ignore the fact that he choked Olivia and gave her a concussion. It is strange to me.

Mellie would sell Baby Teddy on the open market if she believed it would help her become President.

Mellie should join them for contributing to the death of 17 jurors, Defiance, and covering DD death. OUCH! the stepford Wife is no saint herself.

Scandal ratings for 5.01 was 15 million with the DVR and this week it will probably be around 12 million with the L plus DVR ratings included. ABC is very happy and so are a majority of the fans with over 200, 000 tweets on Thursday night. So yeah people take the show too seriously around here. Scandal will continue…

You aren't in the minority. This board is bias in favor of Mellie and against Olivia and also Olivia/Fitz. I thought the Yes moment was the boldest move Shonda Rhimes has made since Fitz killed that old evil hag Verna.

I don't get it Gwen. It has been 4 seasons. Don't you think it is time for Olivia and Fitz to be revealed? The back and forth was tiresome. For four seasons, Shonda Rhimes has dragged them out with no intentions of ever breaking up forever. A think the majority of the Gladiators are so happy that the affair is finally…

Mellie wouldn't have to cry over a man who doesn't love her if only she sign those divorce papers. Besides, Mellie in S1 and S2 wasn't a cry baby victim. The writers made her the rape victim and whiny annoying monster in S3 and S4. I liked Mellie more when she was ruthless and the political animal. Now, she just love…

It wasn't stated, but yes I think Liv called Charlotte and then she spilled the beans on what went down.

Great episode of Scandal! This review lost me with…Not enough Jake. I mean come on. He serves no purpose on the show, so it is baffling why anyone would miss him.
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Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn chemistry continues to carry the show. That lover's quarrel…

I was like where did that come from? Fitz didn't cheat on Mellie, despite 10 years in a loveless and sexless marriage, until he fell in love with Olivia. In my eyes, that makes Fitz a SAINT because the average man would have cheated after a month without sex.

Stick a fork in it? Scandal won TGIT night beating Murder and GA with huge numbers in its premiere episode. Scandal is not going anywhere. You could always stop watching.

Sally days numbered. OPA will pull up all the dirt on Sally including her murder of DD and his homosexual lifestyle. I'm willing to bet that is how all this Olivia and Fitz exposed will solved next week and Sally will be forced to do a retraction. On Scandal, all of the characters are flawed and have dirt on them…so…

Fitz was not only supportive during her campaign, her rape, and also when she was dealing with Jerry's murder. See I don't have the Fitz hate syndrome. I can see his good side and his bad side. He's idealist, romantic, and at times naive…but like useless Jake said, Fitz is one of the good guys despite the hate he…

Agreed. The only thing Fitz owe Mellie is joint custody of the kids and child support payments after the divorce.

Yes. Mellie is the most pathetic VICTIM loving character on Scandal. She needs to put her big girl panties on and sign the divorce papers and move on with her life as a newly elected Senator. NO, she wants to pretend…because pretending is real to me…she was to pretend for the next 8 years and remain in a loveless…

He has a point about True Detective. I thought S1 was boring, but good towards the end. S2 wasn't boring, but the writing was off. I never got why S1 got so much praise and the critics trashed S2. For the most part, I might read an review or two, but ultimately, I also agree…most people don't listen to tv reviews.…

Yes, it is obvious the racial element is there with Olitz hate and Fitz hate. Which is precisely why I think Shonda will give them their happy ending. She's going to prove the racist wrong and show that a powerful Inter-racial couple can make it and last on tv.

This season was just as bad as season 3. But, the writers are finally taking steps in the right direction: killing the triangle, Killing B613, putting Rowan in jail, reuniting Olivia and Fitz (hopefully for good) and breaking up the Grants. It sets the stage for a lot of good story possibilities in S5. Fitz and…